The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 97: Future CT Surgery Robotic Systems

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning examines future cardiothoracic surgery robotic systems.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:05 SCTS 2025

02:50 Intuitive Single-Port System

10:00 Other Robotics in Development

12:49 Medtronic Innovations

15:53 Tumor Air Spaces Spread

18:21 Virtual Reality Effect on Patients

19:58 MR for Isolated Leaflet Lesion

21:48 Post-Surgery Proning Obese ARS Syndrome

23:31 Robotic Bi Ortho Lung Transplant

25:51 Video Competition 2nd and 3rd Place

26:59 Repair of Bileaflet MV Prolapse

27:46 Robotic ASD Closure via LA

28:46 Upcoming Events

29:42 Women in Thoracic Surgery Webinar

30:46 Closing

He discusses the new da Vinci Single-Port surgical system, single-port robotic systems, and the cost difference between single-port and multiport robotic systems. He also examines DV5 technology, the potential of utilizing lasers in robotics, and other practices that are interested in robotic systems.   

Joel also reviews recent JANS articles addressing whether tumors spread through air spaces is a determinant for treatment of clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer, the effect of virtual reality on postoperative anxiety and pain in patients following cardiac surgery, long-term results of edge-to-edge and neochordal mitral repair for isolated anterior leaflet lesions, the prone position in obese patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome after cardiothoracic surgery.  

In addition, Joel explores minimally invasive bilateral orthotopic lung transplant with robotic assistance, repair of bileaflet mitral valve prolapse through an upper ministernotomy, and robotic-assisted atrial septal defect closure via the left atrium. Before closing, he highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.  

JANS Items Mentioned 

1.) Tumour Spread Through Air Spaces Is a Determiner for Treatment of Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy vs Lobectomy 

2.) The Effect of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Anxiety and Pain in Patients Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

3.) Long-Term Results of Edge-to-Edge and Neochordal Mitral Repair for Isolated Anterior Leaflet Lesion: A Propensity Match Analysis  

4.) Prone Position in Obese Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 

CTSNET Content Mentioned 

1.) Minimally Invasive Bilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplant With Robotic Assistance 

2.) Repair of Bileaflet Mitral Valve Prolapse Through an Upper Ministernotomy 

3.) Robotic-Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Closure Via the Left Atrium: Dual Case Reports 

Other Items Mentioned 

1.) Webinar Series: Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery—Advancement Through Collaboration 

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